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Building Reflections

I took a picture similar to this with my iPhone some time ago, but when I was in the same area on a particularly beautiful day, I pulled out my nice camera and shot some really spectacular reflections of the McKay Tower reflected in the building across the street. A Grand Rapids attorney I know says it was built circa the 30s by Frank McKay, a former mayor and political boss who, after building it, passed an ordinance limiting downtown buildings to less than ten floors, so it would be the tallest. It remained the tallest until the Amway Tower went up in the 90s.